Annotation:Johnny Bring the Jug Around the Hill
Tune properties and standard notation
JOHNNY, BRING THE JUG AROUND THE HILL. AKA and see "Jimmy Johnson Pass that Jug Around the Hill." Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; Missouri, Nebraska, West Virginia. A Major. Standard tuning or AEae (fiddle). ABCC. A member of the widespread "John Brown's Dream"/"Little Rabbit" family of tunes that apparently originated in the Blue Ridge region of Appalachia and became widespread. The tune was one of '100 essential Missouri tunes' listed by Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden. Also in repertoire of Missouri fiddler Cryil Stinnett. It was recorded in 1929 by West Virginia fiddler Clark Kessinger. See note for "Talk:Jimmy Johnson Pass that Jug Around the Hill." Bill Stepp and John Salyer called the tune "Old Hen Cackle".
Source for notated version: Bob Walters (Burt County, Nebraska) [Christeson].
Printed sources: R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddler's Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; p. 13.
Recorded sources: Document DOCD-8010, Clark Kessinger.